SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has updated the Standard Criteria for evaluating its Water Management Plans in response to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and in accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. The purpose of the Standard Criteria are to promote the highest efficiency of water delivery.
Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act requires contractors to prepare and submit Water Management Plans every five years with definite goals, delivery timetables and appropriate water conservation measures. Section 3405(e) of the CVPIA requires the Standard Criteria be reviewed every three years and revised if necessary. With no additional requirements set for 2017, the updated criteria will become effective Feb.1 following public review.
Please visit https://www.usbr.gov/mp/watershare/docs/2017/2017-water-management-planner.pdf to view the proposed 2017 Standard Criteria. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Comments must be received by close of business, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017. Written comments should be sent to Angela Anderson, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825 or emailed to aanderson@usbr.gov. For additional information, please contact Anderson at 916-978-5215.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
